PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amiel Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddle's entrance music is Hit Me With Your Best Shot. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Riddle
vs
Boy

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amiel Boy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riddle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riddle.

Riddle forces Boy back against the cage and clinches.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riddle blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy misses with a knee strike.

Riddle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riddle looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.

Riddle feints and as Boy raises his hands in defense, Riddle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boy looks gassed!
Riddle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Boy is working an open guard so Riddle takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Boy tries to clinch but Riddle moves away

and Riddle counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddle scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riddle stands up and beckons Boy to his feet.
Amiel Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Riddle clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Riddle.
Riddle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riddle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Riddle as the two fighters clinch.

Riddle manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Riddle.
Riddle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riddle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Riddle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riddle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boy.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riddle.
Riddle lands a nice looking body kick.

Riddle moves into range and clinches up with Boy.
Boy misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Riddle blocks with his arms.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riddle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boy tries to break free but Riddle pushes him back against the cage.
Riddle tries a knee to the head but Boy blocks it.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riddle blocks it with crossed arms.
Riddle blocking some punches.
Boy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Riddle.
Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Riddle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy looks to clinch
and Riddle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boy's knee momentarily.
Boy tries to clinch up
and Riddle counters with a left and a right that stings Boy.
Boy darts in trying to clinch

and Riddle counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands a knee to the head.
Riddle scores a nice knee to the body.
Riddle just leaning against Boy, taking a breather.
Boy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boy misses with a knee to the head.
Boy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riddle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Riddle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boy darts in trying to clinch
and Riddle counters with a right hand to the body.
Boy darts in trying to clinch

and Riddle counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Riddle - that landed with a thud.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Riddle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riddle scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Riddle has managed to clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Riddle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riddle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Boy misses with a knee strike.
Riddle is pushing Boy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Riddle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Riddle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riddle circles away from the clinch attempt

and Riddle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Riddle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Riddle.
Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Riddle counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boy!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Riddle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boy slaps away a takedown attempt from Riddle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boy tries to clinch
and Riddle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Riddle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horrible takedown by Riddle or perhaps it was just good defense by Boy which made him look bad.
Boy tries to clinch

and Riddle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boy's guard.
Riddle prevents Boy from getting back to his feet.

Riddle stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Riddle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boy.

Riddle gets a clinch.

Riddle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Riddle.

Riddle closes the distance and clinches.

Riddle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Riddle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riddle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Riddle breaks from the clinch.
Boy tries to clinch but Riddle moves away

and Riddle moves into the clinch.

Riddle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boy tries to clinch but Riddle moves away
and Riddle counters with a nice body kick.
Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Riddle moves into the clinch.

Riddle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy wants to clinch but Riddle slips to the side

and Riddle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.

Riddle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Riddle clinches up with Boy and pushes him back against the cage.
Riddle blocking some punches.

Riddle breaks the clinch.
Riddle delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riddle gets a clinch.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Riddle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy darts in trying to clinch
and Riddle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Riddle moves into the clinch.

Riddle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy tries to clinch but Riddle moves away

and Riddle counters by moving into the clinch.

Riddle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy clinches but Riddle breaks the clinch

and Riddle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Boy's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boy is keeping the position for now.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Riddle from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Riddle is controlling him.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Riddle from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Riddle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Riddle gets to his feet - Boy follows without any prompting.
Boy darts in trying to clinch

and Riddle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riddle looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Riddle tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Riddle blocks with his arms.
Riddle effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddle scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Riddle manages to break the clinch.
Riddle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Riddle closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Riddle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boy tries to clinch but Riddle moves away

and Riddle moves into the clinch.
Riddle landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Riddle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy wants to clinch

and Riddle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riddle landing knees to the body.

Riddle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amiel Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Boy tries to keep at a distance but Riddle has taken the fight into the clinch.

Riddle breaks the clinch.

Boy tries to keep at a distance but Riddle has taken the fight into the clinch.

Riddle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddle shoots in for a double leg but Boy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riddle motions for Boy to come forward. Riddle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Riddle counters with a series of strikes. Boy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riddle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Riddle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boy clinches but Riddle breaks the clinch
and Riddle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riddle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick

and Riddle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riddle.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Riddle blocks it.

Riddle breaks the clinch.
Boy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boy looks to clinch

and Riddle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riddle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boy's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riddle.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Riddle blocks with his arms.
Boy misses with a knee to the head.
Riddle blocking some punches.
Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Riddle breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle circles away from the clinch attempt

and Riddle counters by moving into the clinch.
Boy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riddle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riddle landing knees to the head.
Boy misses with a knee strike.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riddle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riddle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boy can do to turn this around?
Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Riddle blocks it.

Riddle breaks from the clinch.

Riddle instigates a clinch.
Boy misses with a knee to the head.
Boy prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Riddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy misses with a knee strike.

Riddle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boy to score with a decent uppercut.
Riddle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boy wants to clinch but Riddle slips to the side

and Riddle counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle wants to control but Boy is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boy tries to escape but Riddle is in control.
Boy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riddle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riddle trying to control the action but Boy is working from the bottom.
Mickey Riddle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riddle takes a little break here. Boy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Riddle decides to stand up, so the ref orders Boy to his feet.
Boy clinches but Riddle breaks the clinch
and Riddle counters with a good, hard body kick but Boy shrugs it off.
Amiel Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddle.
Riddle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Riddle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boy takes a step back to recover.
Boy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Riddle moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Riddle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riddle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Riddle!